Al Jazeera Arabic, the sister network of Al Jazeera English, removed a story published on its website last week that questioned the "legitimacy" of the videos showing the execution of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, calling them a “Hollywood” fabrication.
According to Al Arabiya News, the story suggested that Foley...

WASHINGTON -- Al Jazeera, a Qatar-based Arab language channel, is forming plans for a vigil outside Egyptian embassies to try to get the Egyptian government to free their journalists.
Reuters reported that four journalists have been arrested by the Egyptian government, and three have been charged with aiding a "terrorist organization."
The English-language...

CNN may be a cable-news ratings laggard, but it has managed to beat its rivals, Fox News and MSNBC, as the number one trending news source on Google. The search engine giant released its annual trends list this week, giving CNN an early Christmas present in what has been a mixed year at best for the network.
CNN, which finished third last year,...

WASHINGTON -- After several Al Jazeera employees quit the television network and accused the network of propaganda, Al Jazeera is focusing their attention on complaints against the Egyptian government.
Reuters reports that Al Jazeera reporters say the Egyptian government is trying to intimidate them as they report on the current upheaval within the country.
Al...

Not content with its purchase of Current TV earlier this year, Al Jazeera is reportedly looking at purchasing the Tennis Channel as it expands its presence in the U.S.
According to the New York Post, Al Jazeera owns BeIN Sport, which they describe as a global network of sports channels that could benefit from a U.S. outlet.
A source told the Post...

Former Current TV anchor Keith Olbermann has apparently reached a settlement with his former employer over his $50 million lawsuit, according to Deadline.
The details of the settlement are confidential but Deadline reports that the payout is significant.
Olbermann, who filed the lawsuit in April 2012 accused the network of a variety of offenses,...